Excelsior vs Utrecht
Ref: S. van der EijkVan Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam · 4,500 cap
Match recap
Excelsior beat Utrecht 5–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Naujoks, Sanches Fernandes, Sanches Fernandes, Yegoian, and Hartjes scored for Excelsior. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.31 for Excelsior versus 0.84 for Utrecht. Excelsior sit 13th in the Eredivisie table while Utrecht are 6th.
First Half
⚽
Naujoks
Assist: Sanches Fernandes
29'
Didden
Yellow Card
31'
Didden
Red Card
31'
Didden
Yellow Card
⚽
Sanches Fernandes
Assist: de Regt
41'
⇄
Stepanov
Second Half
46'
⇄
El Karouani
⚽
Sanches Fernandes
Assist: Zagré
⇄
Hansson
64'
Zechiël
Yellow Card
⚽
Yegoian
VAR
Goal confirmed
72'
⇄
Zechiël
⇄
Yegoian
⇄
Sanches Fernandes
80'
⇄
Cathline
80'
⇄
Alarcón
⇄
Naujoks
⇄
Meissen
⚽
Hartjes
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 5 |  Ajax | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | +21 | 56 |
| 6 |  Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 53 |
| 7 |  AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | +7 | 52 |
| 12 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | +1 | 38 |
| 13 |  Excelsior | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 38 |
| 14 |  Telstar | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 37 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
ExcelsiorUtrecht
12Won
Statistical edge
12–4
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.31VS0.84
Attack6 · 0 won
18
Shots
10
9
Shots on target
3
14
Shots in the box
7
4
Shots outside box
3
6
Shots off goal
3
3
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
59%
Possession
41%
529
Total passes
360
459
Accurate passes
277
87%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline2 · 2 won
12
Fouls
8
0
Yellow cards
3
0
Red cards
1
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
4
3
Blocked shots
4
-2.05
Goals prevented
-2.05
Excelsior
4-3-3
Utrecht
4-2-3-1
Excelsior
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1S. van GasselG
- 3R. MeissenD
- 4C. WidellD
- 7E. HanssonF
- 10N. NaujoksM
- 11G. de RegtF
- 12A. ZagréD
- 14L. SchoutenD
- 20L. HartjesM
- 23I. YegoianM
- 30D. Sanches FernandesF
Substitutes
- 2I. BronkhorstD
- 6A. CarlénM
- 9S. WłodarczykF
- 15S. JanssenD
- 16C. RaatsieG
- 24Giulliano CairoM
- 29M. van DuinenF
- 33Jerolldino ArmantradingF
Utrecht
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1V. BarkasG
- 3M. van der HoornD
- 10Y. CathlineM
- 16S. El KarouaniD
- 18A. StepanovF
- 20D. de WitM
- 21G. ZechiëlM
- 23N. VesterlundD
- 27A. EngwandaM
- 40M. DiddenD
- 77Ángel AlarcónM
Substitutes
- 2S. HoremansD
- 5Emeka AdeileD
- 8C. BozdoğanM
- 9D. MinF
- 11J. KarlssonF
- 15A. BlakeF
- 33K. GadellaaG
- 44M. EerdhuijzenD
- 51M. EppinkG
- 53N. ViereckD
Excelsior
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | F | 76 | 10.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2/2 |
| Noah Naujoks | M | 85 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1/2 |
| Lennard Hartjes | M | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Lewis Schouten | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casper Widell(C) | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur Zagre | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Stijn van Gassel | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Irakli Yegoian | M | 76 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Rick Meissen | D | 85 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Emil Hansson | F | 63 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Gyan de Regt | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2/6 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike van Duinen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Raatsie | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | D | 14 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Adam Carlén | M | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Simon Janssen | D | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giuliano Cairo | M | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Szymon Włodarczyk | F | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Utrecht
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonzo Engwanda | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Gjivai Zechiël | M | 72 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Yoann Cathline | M | 80 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4/7 |
| Artem Stepanov | F | 41 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dani de Wit | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Souffian El Karouani | D | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ángel Alarcón | M | 80 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Mike Van der Hoorn(C) | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Niklas Vesterlund | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Vasilis Barkas | G | 90 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matisse Didden | D | 31 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kevin Gadellaa | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Blake | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Eerdhuijzen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neal Viereck | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mees Eppink | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Can Bozdoğan | M | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesper Karlsson | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Min | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emeka Adeile | D | 45 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Siebe Horemans | D | 49 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |